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Misidentification of Yersinia pestis by Automated Systems, Resulting in Delayed Diagnoses of Human Plague Infections--Oregon and New Mexico, 2010-2011
- Source :
- Clinical Infectious Diseases. 55:e58-e60
- Publication Year :
- 2012
- Publisher :
- Oxford University Press (OUP), 2012.
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Abstract
- One human plague case was reported in Oregon in September 2010 and another in New Mexico in May 2011. Misidentification of Yersinia pestis by automated identification systems contributed to delayed diagnoses for both cases.
- Subjects :
- Male
Microbiology (medical)
Bacteriological Techniques
Plague
Delayed Diagnosis
Adolescent
biology
Yersinia pestis
business.industry
New Mexico
Middle Aged
biology.organism_classification
Plague (disease)
Virology
Microbiology
Automation
Oregon
Infectious Diseases
Humans
Medicine
Female
Identification (biology)
Diagnostic Errors
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15376591 and 10584838
- Volume :
- 55
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....e0e1f785de139602d7c16f3ba5c670ef